Feds OK nuclear plant
Vogtle in Georgia first in 30 years to win NRC approval
WASHINGTON — The nation’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors at a site in eastern Georgia.
Atlanta- based Southern Co. hopes to begin operating the $ 14 billion reactors at its Vogtle site south of Augusta as soon as 2016. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the company’s plans on a 4-1 vote.
The NRC last approved construction of a nuclear plant in 1978, a year before a partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. After that accident, fears of a radiation release were heightened and new reactor orders were with a vendor and their services, ask if the company is available for your wedding date. Also ask whether the special packages and pricing being offered are available after the show and remember to obtain a list of references.
Get all sales promises in writing. Be sure to document with whom you spoke by obtaining their business card and agree upon a time to follow up after the show. Once you have decided to use a particular vendor, require a written contract that details every service or product to be provided, and review it very carefully.
Get every detail in writing, no matter how small it seems. The contract should also specify the cancellation/ refund policy.
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The planned reactors, along with two others in South Carolina expected to win approval in coming months, are the remnants of a once-anticipated building boom that the power industry dubbed the “nuclear renaissance.” The head of an industry lobbying group said the Vogtle project could be the start of a smaller renaissance that expands nuclear power in the United States.
“This is a historic day,” said Marvin Fertel, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute. He said the NRC vote “sounds a clarion call to the world that the United States recognizes the importance of expanding nuclear energy as a key component of a low-carbon energy future that is central to job creation, diversity of maximize your time at the show.
Create a new email just for the show. Whether you are pre- registering or signing up at the door, it is a good idea to create a new email for wedding vendor communication.
This allows the bride to keep track of all of the special offers and electronic newsletters she will likely receive after attending the show. This can also help reduce high volumes of email in your personal inbox. electricity supply and energy security.”
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Watch out for “free” giveaways. It hard not to get wrapped up in the planning, and most vendors will have prizes to sign up for at each booth. Keep your wits about you, and realize what you are signing up for and how they will use your information.
This is one way they get your contact information, and once given they will take full advantage of this information to contact you. Some will legitimately contact you with information you requested, but others may and other proponents say greater use of nuclear power could cut the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels and create energy without producing emissions blamed for global warming. The Obama administration has offered the project $8.3 billion in loan guarantees as part of a pledge to expand nuclear power.
More than two dozen nuclear reactors have been proposed in recent years, but experts now say it is likely that only five or six new reactors will be completed by the end of the decade.
The once- expected nuclear power boom has been plagued by a series of problems, from the prolonged economic downturn to the sharp drop in the price of natural gas and the March 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan. offer more expensive products/services not needed or wanted and end up spamming your phone and email.
Bring someone you trust. BBB recommends taking someone to the expo that is not as emotionally and financially connected to the wedding planning as the bride. This individual may provide a different, yet helpful, perspective when talking with vendors and visiting booths.
Pay with a credit card. Credit cards offer more protection than cash because if something goes awry, you can ask the credit card issuer to dispute the charge until both parties are in agreement. Payments with cash, offer less protection and negotiation opportunities.
Always allow for extra time. When arranging delivery plans with vendors, do not require everything to arrive at the same time or the day before the wed-